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TOMATO FLUME WATER RECYCLE WITH OFF-LINE MUD REMOVAL George E. Wilson' , Wal ly R. Rose', Jerry Y. C. Huang 1 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS The wastewater management objective for a tomato processor i s t o imple- ment sound and performance guaranteed systems which minimize wastewater related costs. it was demonstrated that installation and operation of an in-plant water recycle system with off-line mud removal would result in approximately 50% savings i n the total annual wastewater related costs. For the 35 ton/hr plant evaluated, annual savings would amount to approximately $47,000. The '75 season performance parameter values were obtained from investi- gation of four modes of operation; conventional cleaning; conventional cleaning with water recycle; disc cleaner with water recycle; and, disc cleaner with recycle and chemical coagulation-f loccul ation. Water consumption and total solids balances were made on each mode. Using performance parameter values found i n this project, Not surprisingly the daily average tonnage of tomatoes processed in- creased substantially with disc cleaning and water recycle as compared to the conventional system. An increase of 26% i n the tonnage of tomatoes processed was realized with the disc cleaner with water recycle and chemical flocculation. These increases i n the daily tonnage of tomatoes processed may be primarily due to the virtual elimination of solids accumulation in the dump tank with consequent impaired product flow. temporary shutdown of shift operation for dump tank clean-up was encountered during the modes of operation with water recycle. No incident of With respect to the water consumption, the following findings were established i n this study: 1. The majority of daily water usage was operational (48-61%) followed by clean-up (31-44%) and f i l l i n g (6-8%). variations i n percentage usage i n the various modes of operations. I n a1 1 modes o f operation approximately 7% was filling; approximately 55% operational ; and approximately 39% clean-up. A 26% decrease i n the average total daily water usage was realized when disc cleaner with water recycle and chemical flocculation relative to the conventional system was applied. There were no significant 2. 1. EUTEK, INC., Process Development and Engineering, Sacramento, CA. 2.-.-National Canners Association, Berkeley, CA. 157

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TOMATO FLUME WATER RECYCLE WITH OFF-LINE MUD REMOVAL

George E. Wilson' , Wal l y R. Rose', J e r r y Y. C. Huang 1

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

The wastewater management o b j e c t i v e f o r a tomato processor i s t o imple- ment sound and performance guaranteed systems which minimize wastewater r e l a t e d costs . i t was demonstrated t h a t i n s t a l l a t i o n and opera t i on o f an i n - p l a n t water r e c y c l e system w i t h o f f - l i n e mud removal would r e s u l t i n approximately 50% savings i n t h e t o t a l annual wastewater r e l a t e d costs. For the 35 ton /h r p l a n t evaluated, annual savings would amount t o approximately $47,000.

The '75 season performance parameter values were obta ined from i n v e s t i - g a t i o n o f f o u r modes o f operat ion; convent ional c leaning; convent ional c lean ing w i t h water recyc le; d i s c c leaner w i t h water recyc le; and, d i s c c leaner w i t h r e c y c l e and chemical coagulat ion- f l o c c u l a t i o n . Water consumption and t o t a l s o l i d s balances were made on each mode.

Using performance parameter values found i n t h i s p r o j e c t ,

Not s u r p r i s i n g l y the d a i l y average tonnage o f tomatoes processed i n - creased s u b s t a n t i a l l y w i t h d i s c c lean ing and water r e c y c l e as compared t o t h e convent ional system. An increase of 26% i n the tonnage o f tomatoes processed was r e a l i z e d w i t h the d i s c c leaner w i t h water r e c y c l e and chemical f l o c c u l a t i o n . These increases i n the d a i l y tonnage o f tomatoes processed may be p r i m a r i l y due t o t h e v i r t u a l e l i m i n a t i o n o f s o l i d s accumulation i n the dump tank w i t h consequent impaired product f low. temporary shutdown o f s h i f t ope ra t i on f o r dump tank clean-up was encountered du r ing the modes o f ope ra t i on w i t h water recyc le.

No i n c i d e n t o f

With respect t o the water consumption, t h e f o l l o w i n g f i n d i n g s were es tab l i shed i n t h i s study:

1. The m a j o r i t y of d a i l y water usage was opera t i ona l (48-61%) fo l l owed by clean-up (31-44%) and f i l l i n g (6-8%). v a r i a t i o n s i n percentage usage i n the var ious modes o f operat ions. I n a1 1 modes o f ope ra t i on approximately 7% was f i l l i n g ; approximately 55% opera t i ona l ; and approximately 39% clean-up.

A 26% decrease i n t h e average t o t a l d a i l y water usage was r e a l i z e d when d i s c c leaner w i t h water r e c y c l e and chemical f l o c c u l a t i o n r e l a t i v e t o t h e convent ional system was appl ied.

There were no s i g n i f i c a n t

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3. A decrease i n the average u n i t water consumption r a t e r e l a t i v e t o counter-current f l o w convent ional c lean ing occurred when water r e c y c l e measures were appl ied. A 41% decrease i n average u n i t water consumption r a t e was r e a l i z e d when the d i s c c leaner w i t h water r e c y c l e and chemical f l o c c u l a t i o n (164 g a l / t o n ) was a p p l i e d r e l a t i v e t o t h e convent ional system (278 g a l / t o n ) .

With respec t t o t h e t o t a l s o l i d s balances, t he f o l l o w i n g conclusions were drawn:

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With t h e water r e c y c l e measures implemented, t h e s o i l s o l i d s removed f rom the dump tank per tonnage o f tomatoes processed were s i g n i f i - c a n t l y reduced; the s o i l s o l i d s l o s t t o t h e sewer per tonnage o f tomatoes processed were reduced s u b s t a n t i a l l y .

The est imated s o i l s o l i d s incoming t o the p l a n t pe r u n i t weight o f tomatoes processed ranged from 10 t o 20 lbs / ton , having an average o f 13 l b s s o i l s o l i d s pe r t o n o f tomatoes processed. The t o t a l s o i l loaded was est imated from the sum o f s o i l s o l i d s which were c o l l e c t e d f rom the dump tank, l o s t t o the sewer, and removed from t h e sludge th ickener . It appeared t h a t t h e amount o f s o i l t o the p l a n t v a r i e d considerably, depending on the type o f s o i l from which t h e tomatoes were grown, the mo is tu re content o f t he s o i l when t h e tomatoes were harvested, and the method o f tomato harvest ing.

E f f i c i e n t c l a r i f i c a t i o n o f t h e th ickenes ove r f l ow requ i res sur face l oad ing r a t e s o f l e s s than 1,000 g p d / f t . Approximately one- h a l f o f t h e g r a v i t y s e t t l e a b l e s o i l s o l i d s overf lowed from the th i ckener a t sur face l oad ing r a t e s o f 2,000 gpd / f t 2 .

INTRODUCTION

.,With the advent o f mechanical ha rves t i ng o f tomatoes, tomato processors noted an increase i n t h e s o i l accumulations w i t h i n t h e f lume system. o f t h e s o i l accumulated i n the i n i t i t a l f lumes o r b i n dumps. V e l o c i t i e s w i t h i n t h e b i n dump were i n s u f f i c i e n t t o scour s e t t l e d s o i l s o l i d s from t h e base. The r e s u l t a n t accumulation o f s o i l i n the b i n dump e v e n t u a l l y impaired product f l o w and r e q u i r e d processing downtime t o remove.

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There a r e two w i d e l y p r a c t i c e d procedures f o r m i t i g a t i n g the accumula- t i o n o f s o i l i n t h e b i n dump. from t h e b i n dump, t h i s ove r f l ow d ischarg ing t o the p l a n t ' s sewer system. The second procedure i nvo l ves processing downtime t o d r a i n o f f excess l i q u i d s and hand shovel t he accumulated s o i l i n t o an adjacent receptac le.

The f i r s t i s t o employ a h igh ove r f l ow r a t e

Several adverse impacts r e s u l t f rom t h e c u r r e n t procedure f o r hand1 i n g - - - b i n dump mud. I n t h e case o f t he h i g h ove r f l ow ra tes , t he excess water used

adds t o t h e h y d r a u l i c surcharge t o the sewer system from t h i s seasonal i n d u s t r y . The h igh s o i l loadings discharged t o munic ipa l t reatment systems r e s u l t i n ope ra t i an and maintenance problems. As a consequence o f t he necess i t y f o r

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p e r i o d i c a l l y s h u t t i n g down t h e b i n dump t o remove accumulated s o i l , t h e t ime requirements f o r processing a g iven tonnage o f tomatoes a re extended r e s u l t i n g i n reduc t i on o f t he p l a n t ' s p r o d u c t i v i t y . This, i n t u r n , r e s u l t s i n f u r t h e r excess water use through t h e down-time p e r i o d and f o r t he a d d i t i o n a l r e q u i r e d cleanup and washdown.

P r o j e c t Object ives

Dur ing t h e 1974 processing season, a j o i n t l y sponsored EPA-NCA p r o j e c t was undertaken t o evaluate a l t e r n a t i v e water r e c y c l e system c o n f i g u r a t i o n s . B in dump model s tud ies were then undertaken i n t h e s p r i n g o f 1975 t o develop design data on an e f f i c i e n t system f o r i n t e r c e p t i n g s o i l s o l i d s i n t h e b i n dump and t r a n s p o r t i n g them t o the s o l i d s removal system w i t h o u t i n t e r f e r i n g w i t h product f low.

The o b j e c t i v e o f t h e '75 season tomato water r e c y c l e p r o j e c t was t o demonstrate a water r e c y c l e system which when used i n con junc t i on w i t h a normal b i n dump opera t i on would s i g n i f i c a n t l y reduce the adverse impacts associated w i t h c u r r e n t p r a c t i c e s . was 'employed. The recyc led water was used t o ma in ta in adequate scour ing v e l o c i t i e s w i t h i n t h e b i n dump w i t h o u t d e t r i m e n t a l l y a f f e c t i n g product f l ow . A s o l i d s removal system was const ructed w i t h i n t h e c losed loop t o remove t h e s e t t l e a b l e so l i d s and thereby prevent t h e i r accumulation w i t h i n the b i n dump. This r e c y c l e system was expected t o e l i m i n a t e excessive water usage r e l a t e d t o h i g h b i n dump ove r f l ow r a t e s as w e l l as those r e l a t e d t o clean-up down-time and extended opera t i ona l pe r iod f o r processing a g iven tonnage o f tomatoes.

An e s s e n t i a l l y c losed loop r e c y c l e system

Process Design, Operation, and Data A c q u i s i t i o n

F a c i l i t y Design and I n s t a l l a t i o n

The key process elements were a s o l i d s t r a p p i n g f a l s e bottom; an e j e c t o r f o r s o l i d s t ranspor t ; a screen w i t h screenings discharge hopper; a s o i l s o l i d s separat ing s w i r l concentrator; a sludge th ickener ; and a chemical c o a g u l a t i o n - f l o c c u l a t i o n system. As shown on F igu re 1, t h e s o i l s o l i d s passed through t h e f a l s e bottom and were t ranspor ted by an e j e c t o r t o the g r a v i t y screen. Here vines, rocks, and debr i s were separated and the s e t t l e a b l e s o i l s o l i d s i n t h e water were rou ted t o the s w i r l concentrator . So l i ds w i t h i n the s w i r l concentrator under- f low were f u r t h e r concentrated w i t h i n t h e sludge th ickener . A mechanical device was prov ided t o enhance the g r a v i t y t h i c k e n i n g process. bottom o f t h e th i ckener f o r f i n a l d isposal .

Thickened sludge was removed from the

The s w i r l concentrator ove r f l ow was recyc led t o t h e b i n dump through standpipes t o p rov ide a mot ive f o r c e f o r both the b i n dump scour j e t s and - the s o l i d s t r a n s p o r t i n g e j e c t o r . The sludge th i ckener supernatant was re tu rned as make-up water t o the b i n dump o r was discharged t o t h e sewer. The general c o n f i g u r a t i o n o f t he r e q u i r e d m o d i f i c a t i o n s t o e x i s t i n g b i n dump tanks i s i l l u s t r a t e d on F igu re 2. Th is c o n f i g u r a t i o n was developed

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from model studies. ( l ) I t i s capable of intercepting and removing 80%+ o f the se t t leab le so i l entering with the product w i t h o u t a l te r ing product flow. The f a l se bottom area was 4 ' x 4 ' with 1 / 2 " tubes spaced a t 1-1/4" center-to-center.

The instal led system is shown on Plates 1 A and lB. The ejector- transported soil-laden water was pumped t o the gravity screen mounted above the swirl concentrator.

Grit and sand i n the incoming wastewater were separated and discharged w i t h the underflow from t h i s uni t . r a t e . design incoming flow r a t e of 500 gpm the swirl concentrator overflow ra t e was approximately 400 gpm. Overflow was returned t o the b i n dump through the scour j e t s and t r anspor t ing e jector .

Underflow loaded the ten foot diameter gravity thickener a t approxi-

The screenings were collected i n a gondola. ( 2 ) The screened water flowed by gravity t o the swirl concentrator.

An o r i f i ce opening controlled the underflow As designed, the underflow ra te was 100 gpm. W i t h the maximum

. mately 2,000 g p d / f t 2 . The thickener overflow ra t e was approximately equi- valent t o the swirl concentrator underflow rate . Level control was provided a t the dump tank t o regulate the amount of thickener overflow returned t o the system. T h i s prevented overflow from the b i n d dump. dump was topped-off, thickener overflow was bypassed t o the sewer. assured a single overflow p o i n t from the water recycle system t o the sewer. Only c l a r i f i ed water was discharged t o the sewer.

In order t o increase the thickener underflow sol ids concentration a vibrating thickening mechanism was instal led to break down b r i d g i n g of sol ids w i t h i n the thickening zone. Vibration was activated by pneumatic impactors. externally on the cone of the thickener to a s s i s t the flow o f sol ids t o the cone apex. Pneumatic impactors provided impacts a t 60-psi pressure a t controlled time intervals .

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In addition t o the internal mechanism an impactor was mounted

Thickener underflow was withdrawn periodically through a 6" diaphragm Underflow sludge was collected i n gondolas for subsequent disposal. valve.

Operational Modes and Monitoring Arrangement

During the study period, the following four modes of operation were investigated:

1 . Conventional cleaning without water recycle;

2 . Conventional cleaning w i t h water recycle;

3 . Disc cleaning w i t h water recycle; and,

4. Disc cleaning w i t h water recycle with chemical coagulation- flocculation.

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PLATE 1A VIEW OF IN-TAKE PUMP, SCREEN, SWIRL CONCENTRATOR, SLUDGETHICKENERANDTUBEFLOCCULATOR

PLATE 1B GENERAL VIEW OF WATER RECYCLING FACILITIES

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The monitoring program objective was t o evaluate each of the four modes of operation i n terms of to ta l water consumption and t o t a l soi l sol ids removed.

Conventional Cleaning--The conventional system consisted of four stages: Tomatoes were mechanically transported by elevators between stages.

dump tank, inside flume, dis t r ibut ion flume a n d , f i n a l r inse step.

As shown on Figure 3, counter-current use of water was employed i n the conventional system. The dis t r ibut ion flume water was recycled between the d i s t r i b u t i o n flume and tank-3. r inse was pumped t o the inside flume, Excess inside flume water flowed by g rav i ty t o tank-1 . and the dump tank. A s igni f icant savings i n water consumption had already been realized i n the counter-current mode of operation re la t ive t o systems i n which each stage operates independently. the tanks on each loop such tha t water qual i ty represented the water i n each Qf the flumes as designated 5W from the dump tank, 2W from the inside flume and 6W from d i s t r i b u t i o n flume. monitor ing the various flow rates .

for mass balances. During the conventional cleaning mode a s tea l plate was placed on top of the f a l se bottom. the dump t a n k were hand shoveled i n t o gondolas for subsequent disposal. S o i l samples from the gondolas were collected for the sol id concentration determinations.

A por t ion of water equal t o the f i n a l

There was an internal recycle loop between tank-1 Excess water overflowed from t a n k - 1 to the sewer.

Composite water samples were collected from

There were a to ta l of f i ve flow meters

The water samples were used t o determine the s o l i d concentrations

Soil sol ids accumulated w i t h i n

Conventional Cleaning w i t h Water Recycle--In t h i s mode of operation, the water recycle system was added t o the conventional mode of operation. Soil sol ids &re intercepted by the f a l se bottom and were transported by the ejector and pump t o the water recycle and of f - l ine mud removal system.

for this mode of operation. sample po in t s from which composite samples were collected for water q u a l i t y analyses.

mode of operation. As a consequence, the p l a n t frequently operated w i t h par t ia l shifts. Oftentimes the processed tomato tonnage was s ignif icant ly less than the p l an t ' s capacity. a n d removal of s e t t l eab le so i l was effected by the water recycle system, i t s a f f ec t on the productivity of the p l a n t and the f u l l ramifications on water use was not accurately assessed.

On Figure 4 are shown the flow metering the sample collection points There were a to ta l of 8 flow meters and 10

Irregular del iver ies of f i e l d harvested product occurred d u r i n g t h i s

Thus, while effect ive interception, transport ,

Disc Cleaner W i t h Water Recycle --In t h i s mode of operation, tomatoes were transferred from the dump t a n k to the disc cleaner and then t o the dis t r ibut ion flume and the f inal inspection stage as shown on Figure 5.

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FIG.4- FLOW DIAGRAM OF CONVENTIONAL CLEANING WITH WATER RECYCLE SYSTEM

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FIG5 - FLOW DIAGRAM OF DISC CLEANER WITH WATER RECYCLE SYSTEM

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The disc cleaner replaced the inside flume conventional cleaning process t o remove t igh t ly adherent smear s o i l . In this u n i t the long exposure of tomatoes t o the turbulent action of water was replaced by short osure

The action of the discs moved the tomatoes through the u n i t , loosened and shipped off the so i l and threw the heavy so i l water into the t ray beneath the device. The rubber disc u n i t was equipped w i t h small whirl j e t spray nozzles, located t o provide f u l l coverage of the l a s t 2 f e e t of the u n i t w i t h no overlap. swirl concentrator.

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Water was collected and pumped to the gravity screen and

Disc Cleaner W i t h Water Recycle and Chemical Flocculation--The flow diagram i n t h i s mode of operation was similar to the previous flow scheme except f o r the addition of the internal chemical coagulation and flocculation a t the thickening stage as shown on Figure 6. The primary study objective i n this mode of operation was t o evaluate the effectiveness of chemical coagulation-flocculation w i t h respect to so i l sol ids removal efficiency and wastewater quali ty t o the sewer.

The chemical coagula ti on-f locculation mechanism consisted of four components: recirculation pump, tube f locculator , sl ip-stream turbidimeter, and chemical feeding mechanism. gri t tube, a 10" diameter t u b e surrounding the swirl concentrator underflow. Grit se t t l ed through the tube while t u r b i d underflow waters were withdrawn. A po r t ion of the flow was directed into the slip-stream turbidimeter which continuously monitored the turbidi ty . The chemical feed was automatically controlled t o be proportional t o the level of turbidi ty of the water.

The recirculat ing pump withdrew from the

The coagulant mix in and flocculation processes were accomplished i n a novel tube flocculator 9 4 ) comprised of a se r ies of discrete pipe sections. These pipes were coiled around the outer wall of the thickener, each down- stream section having a progressively larger diameter w i t h d iverg ing t rans i t ion members connecting adjacent sections. The coi l curvature and pipe diameter were careful ly pre-determined to e f f ec t a flow condition velo- c i t y gradient yielding optimum coagulation-flocculation resu l t s i n m i n i m u m time.

Plant Operation and Data Acquisition

The p l a n t operation and data acquisit ion comnenced w i t h the tomato season s t a r t d u r i n g the l a t t e r p a r t of August, 1975. t ions a re l i s t e d chronologically i n Table 1. e n t i r e season of tomato processing which lasted about 2 months.

The schedule of opera- The study period covered the

The plant operated three 8-hour s h i f t s per day, 6 days per week. .. - There were approximately 4 operators involved i n each s h i f t . One operator

was controll ing the r a t e of tomatoes t o the b i n dump and the other three operators were involved i n the following tasks:

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CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF THE MODES OF OPERATION

Per iod o f Operation Modes o f Operation

3 Sept - 9 Sept, 1975 1 Conventional c lean ing

10 Sept - 14 Sept, 1975 Conventional w i t h Water Recycle

16 Sept - 20 Sept, 1975 & 30 Sept - 8 Oct, 1975

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22 Sept - 29 Sept, 1975 9 Oct - 11 Oct, 1975

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1. Organizat ion o f tomato b ins f o r processing;

2. Removal o f v ines and debr i s f rom v ine c o l l e c t o r s ;

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Three f u l l - t i m e NCA operators , one i n each s h i f t , were a t t h e p l a n t

1. Taking water meter readings a t t he beginning and end o f each s h i f t ;

Ma in ta in ing and clean-up o f the process ing f a c i l i t i e s .

throughout the s tudy per iod. The d u t i e s o f these operators were:

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Taking sludge samples, one a t each s h i f t ;

Taking tomato product samples i n each s h i f t a t each washing stage;

4. Recording events and general observat ions;

5. Recording t o t a l number o f b ins processed;

6. Tabu la t ing r e s u l t s .

I S C O automat ic water samplers were used a t a l l sampling p o i n t s except two, one a t t h e i n f l u e n t water t o t h e s w i r l concentrator and the o the r a t t h e sludge th i ckener over f low. Roto Vee sampler developed by EUTEK was used. s i s t e d o f sample c o l l e c t o r , motor and remote c o n t r o l l i n g t imer . The Roto Vee, because o f i t s s imple design and operat ion, was e f f e c t i v e i'n c o l l e c t i n g samples having r e l a t i v e l y h igh s o l i d s concentrat ions such as the wastewater incoming t o t h e s w i r l concentrator , t i o n s was done w i t h a core sampler which c o l l e c t e d rep resen ta t i ve mud samples f rom deposi ted so i 1 so l i ds .

A t these sampling po in ts , an automat ic The Roto Vee sampler con-

Sampling f o r sludge so l i d s concentra-

I n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f Resul ts

Analys is o f Water Consumption

Water usage i n a t y p i c a l tomato processing p l a n t can be ca tegor ized as :

1. F i l l i n g

2. Operat ion o r process

3. Clean-up

F i l l i n g water represented t h a t used t o f i l l the dump tank and flumes. I t was normal ly requ i red a t t he end o f each washing pe r iod and p r i o r t o t h e beginning of t h e fo l l ow ing opera t ion s h i f t . Process water used f o r

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opera t ion was t h a t which was cont inuous ly u t i l i z e d dur ing the s h i f t opera- t i o n , such as b i n wash, cont inuous spray onto t r a s h b e l t s f o r c lean ing pur - poses and f i n a l r i n s e waters. opera t ion pe r iod f o r c lean ing f l o o r s and f o r clean-up tanks, f lumes and o the r equipment du r ing the normal clean-up per iod. To ta l water consumption i n a t y p i c a l tomato processing p l a n t was the sum o f a l l t he water used f o r each above-mentioned purpose.

Clean-up water was used both dur ing t h e

The Average Water Consumption Rates--The t o t a l and u n i t water consump- t i o n r a t e s have been averaged and summarized i n Table 2.

I n t h e convent ional c lean ing mode, which represented an average o f s i x days operat ions, t he average amount o f tomatoes processed was 481 ton/day; t o t a l water usage was 133,500 gal/day; y i e l d i n g an average u n i t water consumption r a t e o f 278 g a l / t o n o f tomatoes processed.

As i n d i c a t e d on F igure 3, t he convent ional c lean ing system u t i l i z e d an e f f e c t i v e counter-current f l o w scheme, thereby reducing t o t a l p l a n t water u-sage s i g n i f i c a n t l y below t h a t o f o the r tomato p lan ts . p l a n t s w i t h o u t counter -cur ren t use o f process waters have b en repo r ted t o u t i 1 i ze approx imate ly 1200 g a l / t o n o f tomatoes processed. (57 S i g n i f i c a n t savings i n water volume used can be achieved through u t i l i z i n g counter- c u r r e n t f l o w measures. I n t h i s study, t he comparison o f the water r e c y c l e system w i t h o f f - l i n e mud removal was made r e l a t i v e t o a system i n which maximum water conservat ion through counter -cur ren t measures had a l ready been e f fec ted .

over f o u r consecut ive days o f operat ion, the average amount o f tomatoes processed was 445 ton/day; average water consumption was 109,100 gal /day. The average u n i t water consumption r a t e was 245 ga l / t on o r tomatoes processed.

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Due t o the i n t e r m i t t e n t and i r r e g u l a r d e l i v e r y o f f i e l d harvested product du r ing t h i s per iod, t he r e s u l t i n g u n i t water usage r a t e should be viewed as suspect. S h i f t operat ions were f r e q u e n t l y l i m i t e d by q u a n t i t y o f tomatoes t o process. It would be expected under normal opera t ing cond i t i ons i n which q u a n t i t y o f f i e l d harvested products d i d n o t l i m i t p l a n t opera t ion t h a t t h e u n i t water usage i n t h i s mode o f opera t ion would be s i m i l a r t o t h a t found i n the o the r water recyc le modes o f operat ion.

Under the mode o f opera t ion o f d i s c c lean ing w i t h water recyc le , over twelve days of operat ion, t he average amount o f tomatoes processed was 594 ton/day and the average water consumption was 92,800 gal/day. The average u n i t water consumption r a t e was 156 g a l / t o n o f tomatoes processed. I n t h e f i n a l mode o f opera t ion o f d i s c c lean ing w i t h water recyc le w i t h chemical f l o c c u l a t i o n over e i g h t days o f operat ion, t he average amount o f tomatoes processed was 605 ton/day; w i t h an average water consumption o f 99,000 gal /day. The average u n i t water consumption r a t e was 164 ga l / t on

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t ra t ions under the various operational modes. the dis t r ibut ion flumes, there was no s ignif icant difference i n sol id concentrations. centration t o the sewer with water recycle.

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The suspended s o l i d s concen t ra t i on i n the over f low from the sludge th i ckener du r ing the '75 season study was two- fo ld h igher than observed du r ing the ' 7 4 season study. Dur ing the ' 7 4 season study, t he th i ckener had been loaded a t approximately 1,000 g a l / d a y / f t z . t h i ckener was low enough t o i nsu re c l a r i f i c a t i o n o f the s w i r l concentrator underf low waters. mately 300-500 mg/l. I n the '75 season study, t he sludge th i ckener overf low r a t e was increased t o 2,000 ga l /day / f t 2 . i -esul ted i n an increase i n the ove r f l ow s o l i d s concentrat ions. It would appear t h a t t o achieve acceptable s o l i d s concentrat ions i n the th i ckener over f low the l oad ing should be maintained a t approximately 1,000 gpd / f tZ o r less.

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The s o l i d s concen t ra t i on i n the i n f l u e n t t o the s w i r l concentrator ranged from 6,000 t o 8,000 mg/l f o r a l l water r e c y c l e modes o f operat ion. The s o l i d s t o the s w i r l concentrator were those i n t e r c e p t e d by the f a l s e bottom and t ranspor ted by the e j e c t o r exc lud ing those separated by the g r a v i t y screen. The f a l s e bottom was q u i t e e f f e c t i v e i n i n t e r c e p t i n g s e t t l e a b l e s o i l s o l i d s . I n the convent ional c lean ing mode w i t h r e c y c l e $he b i n dump s o l i d s concen t ra t i on was 4,000 mg/l as compared t o 8,000 mg/l i n t h e i n f l u e n t t o the s w i r l concentrator .

So l i ds separated by the screen were p r i m a r i l y tomato seeds. 30 f t 3 of s o l i d s were c o l l e c t e d from the screen d a i l y . were p r i m a r i l y generated from broken tomatoes they were n o t taken i n t o account as s o i l s o l i d s loaded t o the p l a n t w i t h incoming raw tomatoes.

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Comparing the s w i r l concentrator ove r f l ow s o l i d concentrat ions w i t h

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Dur ing t h e mode o f ope ra t i on o f the d i s c c leaner w i t h water r e c y c l e and chemical c o a g u l a t i o n - f l o c c u l a t i o n , a se r ies o f j a r t e s t s were conducted t o determine t h e optimum coagulant (Calgon Cat-Floc) concentrat ion. view o f t he d a i l y v a r i a t i o n s i n s o i l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , j a r t e s t s were conducted f o r several days. Resul ts i n d i c a t e d t h a t t he des i red coagulant concentra- t i o n ranged from 7 t o 15 mg/l.

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Under convent ional c leaning, the t o t a l s o i l s o l i d s which were loaded t o t h e p l a n t were est imated f rom t h e sum o f s o i l s o l i d s accumulated i n the dump tank and l o s t w i t h over f low from the flumes t o the sewer. The former was determined by t h e t o t a l volume and concent ra t ion o f s o i l s o l i d s shoveled i n t o t h e gondolas. The l a t t e r was determined by t h e t o t a l over f low volume and s o i l concent ra t ion t o t h e sewer. For example, on September 4 t h the re were a t o t a l o f 11,779 l b s o f s o i l s o l i d s t o t h e p l a n t . O f t h i s , 7,384 l b s were est imated t o be l o s t t o the sewer w h i l e 4,395 l b s were shoveled o u t o f t h e dump tank i n t o gondolas. processed; t h e s o i l l oad ing per u n i t o f tomatoes was, f o r t h i s p a r t i c u l a r day, 24 l b s / t o n o f tomatoes processed, o r , s l i g h t l y i n excess o f 1% o f raw product weight ,

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Under t h e convent ional mode w i t h water r e c y c l e the t o t a l s o i l s o l i d s incoming t o t h e p l a n t were f rom th ree sources: dump tank, l o s t t o t h e sewer, and removed from t h e th ickener . For example, on September 10 th the re was a t o t a l o f 5,451 l b s of s o i l t o the p l a n t . O f t h i s , 1318 l b s were removed from the dump tank, 2,103 l b s were l o s t t o t h e sewer, and 2,030 l b s were removed f rom the th ickener . Since t h e r e was a t o t a l o f 433 tons o f tomatoes processed on t h i s day, the u n i t s o i l l oad ing per t o n o f tomatoes processed was 13 lbs / ton . were made on a l l data co l l ec ted .

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1293 and1244 lbs/day o f s o i l s o l i d s removed f rom t h e dump tank f o r conven- t i o n a l w i t h water recyc le, d i s c c leaner w i t h water recyc le , and d i s c c leaner w i t h water r e c y c l e and chemical coagulation-flocculation, respec t i ve l y . The u n i t s o i l s o l i d s removed f rom t h e dump tank were 3.3, 2.2, and 2.1 l b s / t o n r e s p e c t i v e l y f o r these th ree modes o f operat ion.

Data i s presented i n t h e f o u r t h and f i f t h columns o f Table 6 t h a t i n d i c a t e s t h a t t he re were 12.5 l b s o f s o i l per t o n o f tomatoes processed l o s t t o t h e sewer under convent ional c lean ing whereas the re were 4.1, 1.3 and 0.9 l b s / t o n l o s t t o t h e sewer i n modes w i t h water recyc le . t h a t s o i l s o l i d s l o s t t o the sewer decreased as water r e c y c l i n g was implemented.

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Several important conclusions can be drawn from the observations above:

1 . The apparent plant capacity for tomato processing increased with disc cleaning and water recycle.

2. The soi l sol ids removed from the dump t a n k per u n i t weight of tomatoes processed decreased s ignif icant ly as water recycling was applied.

3 . Soil loads to sewers per tonnage of tomatoes processed decreased a s water recycling was implemented.

4. Soil solids removed from the thickener per u n i t weight of tomatoes processed increased as water recycling was applied.

5. Incoming soi l sol ids per ton of tomatoes processed ranged from 10 t o 20 lbs/ton, having an average of 13 lbs of so i l per ton of toma toes processed.

Distribution of Soil Loadings--An analysis of soi l sol ids d i s t r i b u t i o n under each operational mode i s presented in Table 7. N i t h conventional washing, 39%’of the soi l was accumulated i n and removed from the dump tank. The balance of 61% was discharged t o the sewer.

The percentage of soi l sol ids discharged t o the sewer sharply decreased a s water recycling was implemented. In the conventional mode w i t h water recycle, 37X of the soi l sol ids were discharged t o the sewer. modes of operations with the disc cleaner, the percentage of soi l sol ids discharged t o the sewer decreased substantial ly.

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Soil sol ids accumulating i n and removed from the dump tank were reduced s ignif icant ly i n modes of operation w i t h recycle. so i l sol ids were effect ively intercepted and transported t o the swirl con- centrator . Only a small percentage of soi l sol ids accumulated i n the dump t a n k .

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Economic Significance of Water Recycle W i t h Soil Removal

An economic evaluation was made of a typical tomato processor dischar- g i n g t o a municipal sewer. Charges for t h i s service a re usually established by the municipal agency so tha t the operating cost of i t s f a c i l i t y a re varied and dis t r ibuted according t o usage. However, t h i s practice often may be unfavorable t o the average tomato processor who operates on a seasonal basis.

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On Table 8 are l i s t ed the industr ia l wastewater charges fo r Sacramento County, California as proposed fo r 1978.(6) Total charge i s the sum of f ive items: demand charges, loading charges, service charges, monitoring charges, and potable water use charges. in-plant water recycle w i t h so i l removal fo r the tomato processor, an evalua- t ion was made based on the parameter values obtained i n this study as l i s t e d on Table 9.

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4. Total u n i t so i l loading r a t e - 15 lbs/ton tomato processed.

5. U n i t so i l loadings (based on the average so l id dis t r ibut ion as indicated i n Table 6 ) .

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6. Solid hauling cost - $3.00/yd3

7. In-plant f a c i l i t i e s cost - $40,000 Useable l i f e - 5 years, s t r a igh t l i ne depreciation Operational and maintenance cost - $20,000 annually fo r a l l systems.

8. Service - 2 miles - 8" diameter or 16 diameter inch miles.

The to ta l estimated annual cost consists o f the charges fo r dischar- g i n g in to the municipal sewer system, sludge hauling cost for hauling the collected sol ids t o the disposal f i e l d , the annual capital cost fo r i n - plant pre-treatment f a c i l i t i e s and annual operational and maintenance cost . The industrial wastewater charges i n Sacramento County by this typical tomato

rocessing plant w i t h and without in-plant treatment a re compared i n Table TO. The evaluation indicated tha t approximately $1.80/ton of tomatoes pro- cessed would be charged without water recycle and so i l removal. $.30/ton of tomatoes processed would be charged i f in-plant treatment were

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5. Potable water use charge, per 1,000 ft3

MOVTHLY INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER UNIT CHARGES SACRAMENTO COUNTY, 1978

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1. Demand Charges Peak flow r a t e , per MGD Peak SOD loadins, Der lb/day Peak SS qoading, per l b l d a y

$ 1,069.00 0.39 0.10

2. Loading Charges Volume, per MG BOD5 Der 1,000 1 b SS, per 1,000 lb

85.25 43.00 42.80

3 . Serv ice charge for handl ing t h e f low, per diameter i n c h m i l e 17.00

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TABLE 9

AVERAGE TOMATO PROCESSING PLANT \.IASTE!JATER PARAMETERS (BASED ON '75 SEASON STUDY)

I In -P lan t

Treatment and Conservation

Systems 1

Parameter

2. Average D a i l y Tomatoes Processed During Processing Season (ton/day)

3. Average D a i l y (Peak Monthly) Wastewater Flow Rate Dur ing Processing Season. (gal/day)

Conventional System

480

140,000

1. Average U n i t Water Use Rate (ga l / ton 1

4. Peak D a i l y Tomatoes Processed During Processing Season. ( ton lday)

280

520

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5. Estimated Peak D a i l y Wastewater Flow Rate Dur ing Processing Season. (ga l l day )

6. Estimated Average Suspended So l ids (SS) Concentrat ion o f Wastewater. (mg/l)

7. Average Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) o f Wastewater (mg/l,)

155,000

8,000

~--

2,750

I

8. Estimated Average 5-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand o f Wastewater (mg/l )

1.100

160

600

90.000

1 DO, 000

800

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TABLE 10

ESTIMATED ANHUAL MUIIICIPAL CHARGES TOMATO P R O C E S S I X KITH kdll WITHnliT II4-PLHilT TREATMENT

Estimated lAverag1 U n i t Costs f o r I

System Charge Basis Conventional

($ / ton)

1. Demand Charges Based On: Peak Flow Rate $ 0.07 Peak BOD's Loading 0.73 Peak SS Loading 0.43

2 . Loading Charges Based On: To ta l Flow 0.02 Tota l BOD's Loading 0.12 Tota l SS Loading 0.83

3. Serv ices Charges 0.02

4. Mon i to r ing Charges

5. Potable Water Use Charge

Estimated Tota l Annual Mun i c i pa l Charges $ 1.76

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Estimated Average U n i t Costs f o r an n-Plant Treatment

System ($ / ton)

$ 0.03 0.11 0.02

0.01 0.95 0.14

0.02

0.01

$ 0.31

On Table 11 are compared the t o t a l annual costs w i t h and w i thou t i n - p l a n t pre-treatment. O&M increase, due t o the sav ing i n t h e munic ipa l charges, t he t o t a l annual u n i t c o s t savings i s est imated t o be approximately $1.3l / ton o f tomatoes processed w i t h i n - p l a n t t reatment. through use o f t he i n - p l a n t t reatment system demonstrat ing t h a t i n - p l a n t t reatment i s a c o s t - e f f e c t i v e approach.

While both cos ts i n sludge hau l i ng and i n - p l a n t

An est imated 53% savings would be r e a l i z e d

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